Poem

POEM

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By Mr. Anton

​a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.

What makes a poem?

line

a group of words arranged into a row​

LINE

example:

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Multiple Choice

A line is a group of ______ arranged into a ______

• words, row

• sentences, column

• phrase, row

• words, column

Multiple Choice

How many lines does this poem have?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Couplet

a group of two lines

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example:

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Multiple Choice

How many group of lines does a couplet have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

stanza

it is a ​division of lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme. Stanzas in poetry are similar to paragraph.

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example

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Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

stanza types:

tercet - a three-line stanza

quatrain - a four-line stanza

quintet - a five line stanza​

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Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT a TERCET stanza poem?

• None of them

Multiple Choice

A ________ stanza is composed of five lines.

• quintrain

• quintet

• tercet

• couplet

Multiple Choice

How many lines does a quatrain have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Elements of Poems

Rhyme

-repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems.

Rhyme: Example

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Multiple Choice

Which line suits best tfollowing the AA rhyming scheme?

"O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,"

• Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,

• Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou,

• Each like a corpse within its grave, until

Meter

-the pattern of the beats.

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Multiple Choice

A meter is the ______ of the _______.

• beats, sound

• pattern, beats,

• rhyming, pattern

Alliteration

a literary device that repeats a speech sound in a sequence of words that are close to each other.

Ex: She sells seashells by the sea-shore.​

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of alliteration?

• In which I have lived like a foot   

• Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed

• Little old lady got mutilated late last night.